Ice-cream service cabinet



Feb, s, 1.9217.

E w. H. WATTS ICE CREAM SERVICE CABINET Filed March 18, 1926 l l 1 I .i 1 l l l l l 1 1 AZ u INVENTOR ATRNEY.

Patented Feb. 8, 1927.

WALTER H. WATTS, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORN'IA.y

l Ion-CREAM snavon CAINET.

.Application area Mareny 1s, 1926. serial No; 95,700.

This inventionrelates to ice cream service cabinets, and is particularly adapted to serve as an ice boX forthe reception'of a multiplicity of ice cream bricks and topprovidemeans vwhereby measured slices of the ice cream may be served from a brick and served to the customer without exposing the bulk of the ice cream to the warm temperature of the room in which the cabinet is installed.

The. above and other objects of the invention will become apparent from the following description, and by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front view of a cabinet einbodying the invention. v

Figure 2 is a vertical section of the same taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

line 3 3. of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmental section of the lower portion of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is an enlarged -fragmental section of part of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is an enlarged view of the top of the icecream brick container. p

Figure 7 is an enlarged section through the lower portion ofthe ice cream brick container taken on line 7--7 of Figure 4.

In carrying out the invention, 10 represents a cabinet of suitable dimensions, having an inner metal lining 11. The cabinet is provided with a top removable cover12, a front door 13 Vwhich is hinged at 14 in order that it may swing downwardly and outwardly, and a small door 15 hinged at 16 adapted to be opened when it is desired to remove a slice of the ice cream, and also when opened to serve as a shelf, it having formed thereon a Stop 17 which rests against the cabinet and forms a support therefor.

The lining 11 is offset rearwardly at the front of the doors 13 and 15 to form a pocket 18, for the reception of a plurality of ice cream containers 19 which are supported on the inner face of the door 13. Ice is placed in the chamber 20 of the cabinet and contacts with the walls on three sides and at the. top and bottom of the pocket 18, thus keeping the contents of the container 19 frozen at all times. y y

The containers 19 are preferably formed of rectangular metallic tubes and are provided on their inner surfaces with vertically disposed ribs 21 which form only Aa slight Contact with the ice cream bricks 22 which arel stacked one yupon the other inthe con-` tainers, and thereby enable the bricks to slide freely therein,and not freeze or stick to its surface.V The containers 19 are guided in waysor tracks 23 which are secured to'I the door 13 and are held from downward toI movement by means of a ledge 2,4 formed for the guidance of the slidably mounted ice cream tray27, said tray being provided with a suitable handle 2S. The cutting blade 25 is provided with a hinged handle 29 in order that it may be properly manipulated to perform'ts function, and which may be folded inwardly and out of sight when the cabinet door 15 is closed.

Ice is placed in the chamber 20 through the top door 12, the door. 13 is swung open and the ice cream bricks are placedv in the containers 19, a different flavor in each container if desired, the bricks falling by gravity until the bottom one contacts with the blade 25.

When it is desired to serve an order of the ice cream, the server opens the door 15, pulls outwardly on the handle 29, thereby pulling out the slide blade 25, the ice cream brick then falls and contacts with the bottom of the tray 27; the blade 25 is then pushed rearwardly, thus severing a measured portion from the brick; the tray 27 is then removed from the container and the measured portion of the ice cream therein is dropped upon the serving plate.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is: y

1. An `ice cream service cabinet, compris- `ing a cabinet, 'a door for said cabinet, an

movably mounted on said door, a severing,

blade associated with said container, and a measuring tray associated with said c011-v tainer.

3. An ice cream service cabinet, comprising a cabinet, a door hinged at its bottom to said cabinet, guide Ways secured on the innersurface of said cabinet, a container mounted in said guideways, a severing blade slidably mounted on said Container, and a measuring tray slidably mounted on said container.

4. An icecream service cabinet, comprising a cabinet, a door for said cabinet, an ice cream container mounted on said door, said container being provided with internal slight contacting surfaces, andmeans associated with said container for severing portions from the ice cream held in said container.

5. An ice cream service. cabinet, comprising a cabinet7 a door hinged at its bottom to said cabinet, a container removably secured to said door7` a severing blade slidably mounted on said container, a measuring tray slidably mounted on said container, and a second door hinged on said cabinet arranged adjacent the severing blade and measuring tray.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my si gnature.

l/VALTER H. WATTS. 

